素食

sù shí

CL 种 zhǒng 类 lèi

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. vegetarian food
2. to eat a vegetarian diet
3. vegetarian food or diet

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 肉食 ròu shí 肉食 ròu shí carnivorous 肉类食物，与素食相反: carnivorous

Register variants

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• 吃素 chī sù 吃素 chī sù to be a vegetarian 表示遵循素食饮食的动词说法，较口语化: to be a vegetarian

Related words

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• 素食主义 sù shí zhǔ yì 素食主义 sù shí zhǔ yì vegetarianism 主张素食的生活方式或思想: vegetarianism

Usage notes

Collocations

素食常与“吃”、“用”搭配，如“吃素食”、“用素食”，但不能说“食素食”因为“食”较文言。

Common mistakes

不要把“素食”和“素菜”混淆；“素菜”通常指一道具体的素菜，而“素食”指素食饮食类别。

Example Sentences

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他决定吃 素食 ，为了健康和环保。

He decided to eat vegetarian food for health and environmental protection.

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Words Containing 素食

• 全素食 全素食 quán sù shí: vegan
• 纯素食 纯素食 chún sù shí: vegan
• 纯素食主义 纯素食主义 chún sù shí zhǔ yì: veganism, a diet consisting solely of plant products
• 纯素食者 纯素食者 chún sù shí zhě: a vegan
• 素食主义 素食主义 sù shí zhǔ yì: vegetarianism
• 素食者 素食者 sù shí zhě: vegetarian
• 自由素食主义 自由素食主义 zì yóu sù shí zhǔ yì: Freeganism

Child Words of 素食

• 素 素 sù: raw silk
• 食 食 shí: to eat
• 食 食 sì: to feed (a person or animal)